Letter: CUL Or.1081 2.1

Letter CUL Or.1081 2.1

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Shelfmark
CUL Or.1081 2.1
Primary Language
Judaeo-Arabic
Secondary Language
Arabic

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Description

Fragment of a letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: likely 11th century. Recto preserves only the beginning, mentioning "the khaṭṭ of my master for 22 dinars," and that everyone is anxious for a letter with news. Verso preserves the left half of the address in Arabic script (min Marwān b. Saʿīd al-Muqaddasī, al-Fusṭāṭ, yaṣil dār al-ṣarf in shāʾ allāh amāna amāna) and underneath probably the name of the courier Hibatallāh b. Faraj (or Ṣalaḥ?).

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Provenance
Probably Geniza
Collection
Cambridge University Library, Oriental Manuscripts
Historical shelfmarks
ULC Or 1081 Box 2 f. 1; ULC Or 1081 Box 2 fol. 1
Input date
In PGP since 2020
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Transcription
Translation

CUL Or.1081 2.1 1r

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1r

CUL Or.1081 2.1 1v

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1v
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Cambridge University Library, Oriental Manuscripts, CUL Or.1081 2.1. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/31462/ (accessed July 16, 2026).